The first and biggest contest? A fan and their guest has the chance to win a trip to Tulsa to explore the sites from the novels, as well as having lunch with the authors. 🙂 Awesome prize, huh?

“The lucky winner will receive a 3-day, 2-night trip to Tulsa, Oklahoma for two people which includes airfare, hotel accommodations, a tour of Tulsa and lunch on Saturday, April 30th, 2011 at the Chalkboard Restaurant with the authors. In order to enter the promo, they must answer three questions about the series.”

The second contest will give you a chance to win “1 of 30 complete sets of House of Night books.” You’ve probably got them all anyway, but there’s nothing like a brand new set of books to gaze at, is there? Head over to St Martin’s Facebook Page to enter the contest. 🙂

I’m buggered tired, so I’ve got nothing really substantial for you today. I did, however, want to show you two trailers that have recently hit the net; let’s kick this off with some Stark awesomeness, huh? 😉

I am positively salivating – if I watch nothing else next year, my year will still be complete if I only get to watch the HBO adaptation; although I’m thinking now that a re-watch in Winter would be seven kinds of kickass… 😀

Next up, here’s a trailer for a South African movie hitting our big screens on 24th December; not the kind of Christmas movie you were expecting, I’d say:

What do you think? I might actually go and watch this. Who knows? After District 9, things may be looking up for our movie scene… Check out more info here.

Last, but definitely not least, Blake Charlton posted a vid which very quickly shows how Todd Lockwood created the cover artwork for the eagerly awaited Spellbound (Amazon US, Amazon UK); Todd is an incredible illustrator and it’s great to see his process. 🙂 Blake’s also got a link to the proper-length video; the one below is sped up:

Finally, here’s the link to Suvudu; all the info about the Stephen King chat is there. 🙂 Wish I could stay awake (and stay off work) to check it out!

Some great info from Stephen Zimmer! 🙂 The second novel in his Fires of Eden series in on the way, and I’ve got some awesome material for you; but first, here’s the book trailer for Dream of Legends:

And here’s the awesome cover (artwork by Matthew Perry):

I’ve also got some artwork for you from the novel, also done by the incredible Matthew Perry:

Awesome suff! Dream of Legends is available for pre-order, and there are Limited Edition hardcover copies available for collectors as well as trade paperback editions; check out all the info you need at this link. 🙂

Stephen will be sending me a copy of Dream of Legends and I’ll be reading and reviewing it as soon as I’ve finished Crown of Vengeance. If you’d like to check out my review of Stephen’s first novel, The Exodus Gate, follow this link; I highly recommend Stephen’s work, that’s for sure. 🙂 And for more info about Stephen and his work (he’s a film-maker, too), check out his website.

For those who don’t know it, the King has got a new novella collection out, titled Full Dark, No Stars. 🙂

I should be getting my copy within the next couple of weeks, and as soon as I do I’ll get stuck in. I absolutely loved Under The Dome and even though I’m really looking forward to Stephen’s bigger upcoming projects (a sequel to his absolutely terrifying The Shining and another Dark Tower book), I’m gonna dive into Full Dark, No Stars ASAP. 🙂

Here’s the book trailer for you:

And if you’d like to get a taste of what you can expect from the book, check out the following excerpts:

(Just click on the story-names; you’ll be taken through to the excerpt-page on the website)